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VOLUME 86
The Butler Herald
‘’KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SE CRET OF SUCCESS”
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1962. NUMBER 2^
services at
Dept, of Archives
MEMOR1 General Library
University of Ga
I iuetnodist Lhurch
(By C. E. Benns)
How many of you “old timers” re
call these land marks:? They are
clear in our mind and bring very
pleasant thoughts. Our time now-a-
days is spent mostly in recalling
the past, old landmarks that have
been replaced, and old friends
who cannot be replaced.
To Begin Sunday
Rev. Wm. Harry Moore of Ameri-
cus will arrive Sunday morning to
preach at the Butler Methodist
church twice each day through the
following week. He will also be
The old two-story school building j in this city on Easter Sunday,
known as Butler Male and Female
College, where we received our
‘ schooling” has been replaced with
a modern brick building known as
Butler High School. In years past
the Methodist and Baptist congre
gations worshipped in small framed
houses whereas now they worship
in handsome modern churches. But
ler mail was once handed out by
Postmaster Mary Lee Wallace from
a small building located where Al
len’s Flower Shop now stands.
Ruth’s Beauty Shop replaces the
small building where the Butler
Herald was first printed. The old
Sealy Hotel is replaced by the at
tractive residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Wilson.
In days past the court house was
the only brick building on the pub
lic square. That building has been
replaced by a larger and more
commodious one. All the old wood
en business houses surrounding the
square have been replaced by brick
structures; even the sand around
the square has been covered with
pavement. Fickling Masonic Lodge
meetings, once conducted in the
second story of a building located
where the present Citizens State
Bank stands, are now held in the
large brick building on the opposite
corner of the square.
Many of the old residences that
have ceased to be, bring back fond
memories. The T. H. Frierson home,
so lovely in days past surrounded
by choice shrubbery and flowers,
has vanished; also the old Scan-
drett home next door which was
built of hewn logs. Down the street
a short distance, the Charlton Og-
burn home which boasted of the
most beautiful rose garden in town,
in its place a modern new brick
apartment house. Next in line was a
small dwelling where we spent
part of our childhood, this build
ing is replaced by an up-to-date
brick residence. Further down the
street the Hines home, this family
meant much to civic affairs of the
town; on this spot Mrs. Wright
has a modern home and sandwich
shop.
On the corner opDosite the Ford
place was a residence occupied
years ago by a leading physician of
the town, Dr. Smith. This building
was purchased by my father; it
was here we spent our boyhood
days. Up the street was the Ri'di
Montfort home where hospitality
reigned supreme, young and old
always found a welcome. On this
spot the handsome home of Dr. R.
C. Montgomery, Sr. now stands. At
the end of the street was the anti-
bellum home of the Bateman fami
ly; it was at this home we did our
most ardent courting; this building
has been removed and a modern
brick residence takes its place. Next
door was the Andrew McGee home,
where a room was always reserved
for the pastor. Lewis Adams pur
chased this home, had the house
removed and replaced with a mod
ern brick structure. Next in line
was the Col. W. P. Edwards home,
flowers were found there all sea
son of the year and most generous
ly shared with friends. The Ed
wards home is replaced by the
large modern home of the Hugh
Cheeks. On the west side of the
Baptist church was the A. A. Car-
son home; this building was de
stroyed by fire; at the present time
Edwards’ Funeral Home takes its
place. On the south side of the
Baptist church was the Mollie
Montfort home which also was de
stroyed by fire and Dr. Eli Gar
rett’s modern brick home replaces
it. Over on the hill stood the Dr.
Walker home, it is replaced by the
modern residence of Dr. Clifford
Montgomery. On the south side of
town was the Eld. John Respess
home. This spot now furnishes an
apartment house. At the side of the
Respess home was a shop where
The Gospel Messenger was pub
lished this being the work of Mr.
Zack Respess. On the the land back
of the Respess home grew peach
trees from which the first commer
cial peaches were shipped from
this section. Where the peach trees
once grew, a new T subdivision of
the city has sprung up, flourishing
with beautiful modern homes.
There are numerous other land-
preaching twice that day as well.
Hours of worship on Sundays dur-
Change Unit Plan
Or Lose System
Vandiver Warns
Special Sessiwr of Legislature
Set for Monday to Study
New Unit System.
ing the revival will be 11 a. m. and
8 p. m. Worship hours Monday
through Friday 10 a. m. and 8 p.m.
This is the first revival for the
Butler Methodist church in almost a
year. All citizens of the county are
cordially invited to attend each of
these services.
Rev. Moore follows on his visit
here in the footsteps of his father
Bishop Arthur J. Moore who
preached in a revival here more
than a quarter of century ago.
“Tom Thumb”
Wedding Here
Tomorrow Nite
Miss Angela Peed, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Peed, will be
come the charming bride of Tom
Thumb in one of the big social
events of the season Friday (to
morrow) night at 8 o’clock, in the
local Gym. Tom Thumb is better
known as Johnny Green, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Green Jr. The
ringless ceremony will be per
formed by Danny Kennon.
The nuptial music will be pre-_
sented by Dawn Pennington, pian
ist, and Edith Smith, Soloist.
The groom chose Nick Giles as
his best man and ushers are Mike
Watson, Willie Payne, Wayne
Smith and Ben Cheek.
Mary Elizabeth Sealy is maid of
honor. The bridesmaids are Jan
Hobbs, Amy Peed, Cynthia Davis
and Nancy Bone. They will be
gowned in matching floor length
dresses of blue and pink.
Wearing short dresse in pastel
colors and carrying baskets of
flowers, the flower girls are Kathy
Green, Jayne Amos, Barbara Adams
and Sheryl Griggs.
The bride will enter on the arm
of her father, David Reddish, wear
ing a floor length gown of white
featuring a fitted bodice and bouf
fant skirt falling into a cathedral
train. A veil of illusion and a cas
cade bouquet will complete her en
semble.
The bride’s mother, Carlene
Hobbs, will be dressed in a new
spring frock as will the groom’s
mother, Perdita Pointer, who will
enter with his father, Walter Poole.
A reception will be given imme
diately after the ceremony for the
wedding party and guests.
Proceeds from the evening’s en
tertainment will go to the P.T.A.
Horeb-Midway
Joint Spring Revival
Apr. 18 to Apr. 22
Atlanta, Ga. — Gov. Vandiver
told a group of 50 North Georgia
legislators Monday that unless
something is done, the present
county unit system wil be knocked
out by the federal courts and the
Sept. 12th Democratic Primary will
have to be on a popular vote ba
sis.
The governor told a session of an
other group of Solons that revision
of the system will give it “some
chance” to survive.
But he added that even then
there are “no guarantee” that the
courts would not outlaw it.
In what was his frankest public
statement yet on his attitude about
the situation, Vandiver said that if
the House and Senate do not act,
“then I have discharged my obliga
tion.”
He said he ran for governor on a
platform of protecting and preserv
ing the county unit system and that
was what he was trying to do.
The warnings came at the first
two of the series of briefing ses
sions preparatory to a special ses
sion of the General Assembly open
ing Monday.
He suggested revision would fol
low the method that is used to de
termine the membership of Congress
—the so-called “equal proportion”
formula.
Plan Permits
Party to Use
Any System
There will be a joint spring re
vival at Horeb and Midway Baptist
churches at Midway beginning
Wednesday night, April 18th and
continuing through Sunday night
April 22nd.
Atlanta, Ga. — The Vandiver ad
ministration proposal of amending
the county unit system law con
tains a section empowering the
State Democratic party to hold an
election under any method it choos
es if courts void the proposed new
statute.
The language of the section:
“If the provision of Code Sec. 34-
3212, Neil Primary Act of 1917) as
amended, requiring that votes cast
in a primary election be tabulated
according to the county unit meth
od should be held unconstitutional
.... then each political party may
conduct such primary in such man
ner and tabulate the votes in cush
manner as may be prescribed by
party rules and regulations.”
Those clos to the situation believe
that this section probably was in
serted at the request of attorney
B. D. Murphey of Atlanta, who long
had contended that the best course
would be to repeal the Neil Act and
let the party run its own affairs.
Apparently the theory of the ad
ministration is that if the courts
kill the unit law, either as it stands
now or as it may be amended, the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee could meet quickly. The com
mittee could hold a primary and
use the unit system under its own
rules.
Under questioning of legislators
Monday, however, Murphy said this
might be subject to federal court at
tack. Atty Gen. Eugene Cook add
ed “I’d still be apprehensive.”
In brief the legislative package
means this:
1. Vandiver wants the county
unit law changed to give more units
to the more populous counties now
the revisions affecting the Septem
ber primary.
2. He wants the legislature to ap
prove a constitutional amendment
on reapportionment. If approved by
the people at tee November gen
eral election, it would be effective
with elections in 1964 of new mem
bers of the General Assembly. They
would take office in January, 1965.
Miss Anna Jarrell
On Tift Dean List
Forsyth, Ga. — Miss Anna Jar
rell has been named among 92
Tift College students receiving rec
There will be an Easter Sunrise [ ognition on the winter quarter
service. Everyone is invited to mean’s list, according to an an-
come and worship with us. Rev.
Herschel Whitley, pastor of both
churches will bring the messages
during the revival.
nouncement by Prof. G. S. Miller,
dean.
The list includes those students
who have maintained a 2.25 quar
ter point average for the quarter’s
work.
Miss Jarrell, daughter of Mr. E.
E. Jarrell of Butler is a member of
have been replaced with modern without memories? Especially the sen ior class and is a member
buildings. Among these are the old j when they are delightful to re- | of S .N E.A., B.S.U. Greater Council,
Reinhart home where now stands.call. Life Serv j ce Band, and I.R.C.
the uptodate Ford Motor Co. build-
marks which have disappeared and j ing. What would old people do
L,, 0 'hopn replaced with modern without memories? Especially
Rev. Gary Osborne
Called as Pastor
Antioeh Church
Reynolds Methodist
Revival Services
April 15 Through 20
Mrs. Lewis Ruffin
Died Friday A. M.
At Macon Hospital
Ordination Service for New
Pastor Announced for Next
Sunday, 3:30 P. M.
Rev. Gary A. Osborne has been
called to the pastorate of Antioch
Baptist church and will be ordained
Sunday, 3:30 p. m. with Rev. E. H.
Dunn, former pastor of the church,
serving as host pastor. Rev. Os-
REV. GARY USBUKNE
borne comes to the church from the
Woodland Baptist church where he
served as interim pastor.
Rev. Joe Hendricks, dean of men
at Mercer University, will preach
the ordination sermon. Others tak
ing an active part in the ordination
will be Rev. James Purvis Jr.,
Wodland Baptist church; Rev. Wal
ter Evans, Butler Baptist Church,
and Rev. Marvin Cochran, Talbotton
Baptist church.
Rev. Osborne was born in Ho-
gansville, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. N.
Osborne. He graduated from Man
chester High school and Truett-Mc-
Connell Junior College. He will at
tend Mercer University in the fall.
He preached his first sermon four
years ago at the West End Bap
tist church, Manchester, where he
makes his home with an uncle and
aunt. Since that time, he has served
on an evangelistic team from Tru-
itt-McConnell that served in church
es throughout the state.
Much Interest Shown;
Barbecue to Honor
Garland T. Byrd
A great deal of interest is being
manifested in the barbecue to honor
Garland T. Byrd, unannounced
candidate for Governor of Georgia in
the forthcoming September 12th
Democratic primary.
The barbecue, sponsored by the
Taylor County Garland Byrd for
Governor Club will be held at the
Reynolds Golf Club Thursday eve
ning, April 26th at 7 o’clock.
Tickets are now on sale at $5.00
a plate. If you have not already
purchased your ticket you may get
one from Mrs. Louise Suggs or Dr.
James T. Smith at Butler; Mr. Julian
Whatley at Reynolds; Mr. Harold
Gates at Taylor Mill or Mr. Lewis
Watson at Charing.
A most interesting program is
being planned in connection with
the barbecue.
All proceeds will go toward the
Campaign Fund of Garland T.
Byrd, Taylor County’s first candi
date for Governor of Georgia.
Wm. R. Merritt
Died at His Home
Near Reynolds Mon.
Wm . R. Merritt, 83, died at his
home in Macon county at 1 p. m.
Monday after an illness of several
months.
Funeral was conducted at Mt.
Olive church 4 p. m. Tuesday. In
terment was in Mt. Olive cemetery
Mr. Merritt was born in this coun
ty, Oct. 18 1878, a son of the late
Wm. H. and Barbara Childree Mer
ritt. He had lived in Taylor and
Macon counties all of his life and
was a member of the Church of God
of Prophecy.
Survivors include a daughter,Mrs
Lillian Busbee, Reynolds; four grand
children and four great grand chil
dren.
A series of revival services will
begin at the Reynolds Methodist
church April 15th and continue
through Friday April 20th. Evening
services will begin at 8 o’clock.
Rev. Vernard Robertson, pastor of
Ft. Valley Methodist church is to be
guest minister with Mr. Donald
Whatley as director of music. Spe
cial music is plannd for each serv
ice.
The pastor, Rev. Virgil M. Cul
pepper of the Reynolds church, and
the church membership extend to
the public a cordial welcome to at
tend each of these services.
Grand Opening Sunday
Sheffield Fed. Savings
& Loan Association
The grand opening of the Shef
field Federal Savings and Loan As
sociation at Sheffield, Ala., observed
a grand opening Sunday from 2 p.
m. to 5:30 p. m. at the Fifth and
Montgomery location. The official
ceremonies began at 2 p. m. Imme
diately after this, everyone had the
opportunity of a special "guided
tour5” of the new modem building,
which tour continued throughout
the afternoon. Tour escorts were
members of the staff.
The year 1960 was a most event
ful year in the history of Sheffield
Federal. It marked the association’s
silver anniversary, saw the Tus-
cumbia branch office move into a
modern new building at 211 East
Sixth St. in that city, and brought
the announcement of the decision
to construct the new main office at
Fifth and Montgomery.
Assets had grown to $16,867,320
at the close of the silver annivers
ary year. Today total assets are
approximately $19,200,000.
“This remarkable growth reflects
the widespread acceptance of Shef
field Federal by residents through
out the entire Muscle Shoals Area,”
President Sarah Wilson said.
The present officers of Sheffield
Federal are: Robert E. Hyde, chair
man of the board; Miss Sarah Wil
son, president; T. F. Tipler, vice-
president; G. W. Williams, vice
president and manager of Tuscum-
ba branch office; Walter E. Wilson,
vice president; Miss Willie B. Wil
son, secretary; Mrs. Mary P.
Crockett, assistant secretary and
savings officer; Miss Helen Wilson,
treasurer; Mrs. Lillian Willingham
loan officer; Miss Patricia Turner
head teller.
President Wilson and Vice Presi
dent Tipler also serve on the board
of directors.
Among those attending the open
ing from Butler were Mr. and Mrs.
Emmett Wilson and Mr. and Mrs.
Lawson Wilson.
This occasion was of special in
terest to local citizens as Miss
Sarah Wilson, president and direc
tor of the firm; Miss Willie B. Wil
son, secretary; Miss Helen M. Wil
son, treasurer and Mr. Walter E.
Wilson, vice president, are all na
tives of this city.
Funeral Tuesday in
Talbot County for
H. Cris Callier
Talbotton, Ga. — Funeral for H.
C. Callier, former member of the
Ga. House of Representatives for 14
years occurred at Collinsworth
Methodist church Tuesday.
Mr. Callier died suddenly of a
heart condition Monday in Redbone
community. He was 69.
A farmer, Mr. Callier was born in
Talbot county July 29, 1893, and
had resided in the county his entire
life. He was married to the former
Bessie Noel of Talbot county.
Survivors, besides his wife, in
clude two brothers, R. H. Callier,
Clerk of Superior Court, Talbot
county; M. L. Callier, postmaster of
Talbotton; a sister, Mrs. H. C.
Matthews of the Prattsburg com
munity; and several nieces and
nephews.
Ball Team Reports
To Appear Next Week
Due to lack of space the yearly
report for the Butler Bears and
Bearettes will not be published in
the Herald until next week’s edi
tion.
Funeral Services at Reynolds
Baptist Church Saturday
Afternoon, 3 o’Clock.
Mrs. Bonnie Ruffin of Reynolds,
wife of Mr. Lewis T. Ruffin, died at
the Macon hospital Friday morning
at 8:30 o’clock after an illness of
two weeks.
Mrs. Ruffin was born in this
couty, a daughter of the late Mr.
Benjamin H. and Mrs. Ida Sanders
Newsome, June 30, 1893. She had
resided at Reynolds all of her life
and was well known and loved by
countless fritnds throughout this
section.
Mrs. Ruffin was active in the
Butler High school as music instruc
tor for a number of years. She was
a member of the Reynolds Baptist
church and organist for 53 years.
She was also an active worker in
the W. M. U. and in the Woman’s
Club of Reynolds.
Funeral service was conducted at
the Reynolds Baptist church Satur
day, 3 p. m., with Rev. J. R. Whid-
don, pastor of the church officiat
ing. He was assisted by Rev. T. L.
McConnell, a former pastor of the
Reynolds church. Interment was in
Hillcrest cemetery.
Survivors include her husband
Mr. Lewis T. Ruffin; a daughter,
Mrs. Winifred Harrell; a brother,
Mr. E. A. Newsome; a sister, Mrs. E.
A. Hodges Sr.; and four grand chil
dren.
Active pallbearers were Julian
Whatley, C. W. Whatley, Hubert
Sasser, Joe Goodroe. Willard Brun
son and Andy Borders.
Honorary pall bearers included
deacons of the Reynolds Baptist
church, namely: J. W. Windham,
Elmo Waller, Wodfin Hinton, Dr.
Ed Whatley, Dr. C. E. Whatley,
Wade Lane, H. L. Ruisell, C. E.
Marshall, H. C. Bond, Don Bond, C.
H. Denning, and B. W. Hinton. Oth
er honorary pall bearers wereE. H.
Joiner, Mack Marchman, C. B.
Hicks, Dr. S. H. Bryan, Dr. B. W.
Forrester, Dr. John O’Shaughnessey,
Elbert Hill and Dr. F. H. Sams.
Goddard Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
55 Georgia Farmers
Left Tuesday for Trip
Behind Iron Curtain
Atlanta, Ga. — A group of 55
Georgia farmers, including Mr. W.
H. Vanlandingham, Reynolds bank
er, left the Atlanta International
Airport Tuesday on a 20-day good
will tour that will take them to
four countries behind the Iron Cur
tain.
The tour, staged thru the Georgia
Department of Agriculture, is the
first of its kind from Georgia, and
is believed to be the largest unof
ficial good will mission ever to
visit the Iron Curtain countries.
The group will visit France, West
Berlin and Belgium and Red-con-
trolled Russia, Poland, Hungary and
East Berlin.
Jack Gilchrist, the Department of
Agriculture’s director of special
services, who will accompany the
group, said a request has been re
ceived for a group of Russian
farmers from the Ukraine to visit
Georgia next year.
He said details of the reciprocal
tour will be discussed during the
trip.
Three Georgia farmers who are
members of the state legislature
had planned to make the trip, but
have withdrawn because of the
special session on reapportioning
called by Gov. Vandiver.
The tour, a part of the United
States “People to People, Good Will
Program,” left New York at 9 p. m.
Tuesday to fly to Brussells, Bel
gium.
GOLF NEWS
Homer Seager of Roberta, scored
a birdie the hard way while play
ing Sunday at the Reynolds Ki-
wanis Golf Club. On the second
hole 270 Par 4, Homer's tee shot
sailed out of bounds. His second
shot from the tee went into the
cup. Odd way to make a birdie,
says Pro. Curt Hammond.
Last Sunday, Boh Brunson of Rey
nolds was presented a trophy by
Curt Hammond, Pro. for his hole-
in-one scored March 17, on the 140
yard Par 3 eighth hole at Reynolds
Golf Club.